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http://www.okcupid.com/politics
Has anyone noticed on this quiz that it defines strong government control of the economy as "liberal," when the word liberal in a political sense means "free from government control"? Of course it's doing so because Democrats carry the "liberal" label. Democrats are only liberal on social issues. They are conservative on economic issues, just as Republicans are conservative on social issues. Libertarians are liberal on all issues. Authoritarians are conservative on all issues.
Has anyone noticed on this quiz that it defines strong government control of the economy as "liberal," when the word liberal in a political sense means "free from government control"? Of course it's doing so because Democrats carry the "liberal" label. Democrats are only liberal on social issues. They are conservative on economic issues, just as Republicans are conservative on social issues. Libertarians are liberal on all issues. Authoritarians are conservative on all issues.